Bible Talks

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Introduction

1.  My Qualifications

• Still persevering
• I can identify
• The ‘elder’

2.  Persevering with Passion

• ‘Do you still love Jesus?’
• Going flat out

3.  The Enemy of Passion:  Spiritual Dryness

• Marathon Man
• A long race
• The support of the crowd

4.  The Symptoms of Spiritual Dryness

• Sermons
• Quiet times
• Loneliness

5.  The Dangers of Spiritual Dryness

• ‘A kind of Sacrilege’
• Looking for something more
• Open to temptation

6.  Causes of Spiritual Dryness

• Conflict
• Our own – and others – expectations to succeed
• Just getting older

7.  Persevering in Ministry

Remember Wholeness – Mark 12:30-31

• Physical care
• Intellectual care
• Relational care

Remember the Privilege

Remember the Disciplines

Remember the Day – 2 Timothy 4:1-2